The Glory of Aga Khan
Mohamed Mediouni Université de Sherbrooke (Québec, Canada) E-mail: mohamed.mediouni@USehrbrooke.ca . . ” Educating effective future leaders is a high responsibility” His Highness The Aga Khan I am especially delighted to write in honor of the icon Aga Khan. His projects for humanity are innumerable. Health, education, religion, and poverty are the main of his interest. All […]
Saudi Arabia: Changing Times; New Opportunity
The changing face of Middle East education heralds new opportunity for astute UK companies able to provide specialised niche services to Arab markets. One firm looking to ride the new wave of opportunity is online self-assessment and improvement planning software specialists Mesma, whose director Louise Doyle, fresh from a fact finding visit to the region, […]
The Change School
thechangeschool.com About The Change School The Change School helps people align values and life choices at every stage of your life. We are a lifelong learning institute combining entrepreneurial grit, emotional intelligence and competency development to help people realise their potential and move forward. We create unique experiences designed to help students connect the dots […]
Abu Dhabi’s Education Council Continues to Find New Applications for GIS
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, a federation founded in 1971 from seven ancient Arabian Peninsula sheikhdoms. Due to the wealth derived from its extensive hydrocarbon deposits, Abu Dhabi has developed a modern, forward-thinking state that embraces its past while preparing for the future. One of its long-term initiatives is the […]
The UN World Water Development Report 2015, Water for a Sustainable World
The 2015 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR 2015), titled Water for a Sustainable World, will be launched at the official celebration of the World Water Day. The WWDR 2015 demonstrates how water resources and services are essential to achieving global sustainability. Taking account of economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability, […]
Closing Gender Gap in Education
Empowering adolescent girls and young women through education is the aim – and the name – of a programme launched in New York today by UNESCO, UN Women, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Bank. Announced by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde […]
The Regional Ministerial Conference on Education Post-2015
The Regional Ministerial Conference on Education Post-2015 is taking place this week from the 19th -20th of February at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Representatives from Ministries of Education from Europe and North-America, together with international organisations, European institutions and civil society organisations, are gathering to further discuss the education agenda in the future Sustainable Development Goals […]
Water and Sustainable Development: One Voice From Zaragoza
www.unwater.org The UN-Water Annual International Zaragoza Conference was held in January and kicked off the year that will shine a spotlight on water and sustainable development. “2015 is an important year. An important year for disaster risk reduction, an important year for climate and an important year for water,” said the UN-Water Chair, Michel Jarraud […]
ESCA Ecole de Management (Morocco) Signs Agreement with Louvain School of Management (Belgium)
Internationalisation is at the core of ESCA Ecole de Management’s strategic development. The School, that is ranked Number 1 among universities and business schools in Morocco and French-speaking African countries, is already engaged in a network of over 60 institutions worldwide, and strengthens its international reputation in the heart of Europe with a partnership agreement […]
3rd Education Nation Conference: Education for the better future of Malaysia
Nelson Mandela once said that education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world. It is the fundamental building blocks of society, of its prosperity and sustainability. In Malaysia, Vision 2020 was initiated in February 1991 and the basic goal is to create a world-class developed nation by the year of […]
